Grandparent Giving

Dear MVS Grandparents:

2010 felt like “The Year of the Grandparent” at The Miami Valley School. Consider this:

• 100 grandparents donated to the Annual Fund
• Grandparent participation in the Annual Fund increased 22%
• 6 grandparents joined our Volunteer Corps
• 250 grandparents attended our first EC-12 Grandparents Day

What a great way to support your grandchildren! Your philanthropy and participation made a difference. Thank you.

The Miami Valley School continues to be the region’s educational leader.  We recently matriculated 37 seniors to four-year colleges and universities all across the country, with more than 10 percent of the class attending advanced medical programs, and a quarter of its students honored by the National Merit Program.  This year we opened with 448 students, including 79 academically strong and selectively chosen new students.

The school’s success is built upon enhanced programs and excellent teaching, both directly supported by the Annual Fund.  A few examples of what these funds helped support from this past year:

• lower school students participated in the SPARK program, which connects students to Dayton Philharmonic musicians and culminates in trips to the orchestra
• all students benefitted from the robust implementation of the Mandarin language program, adding another teacher and additional lower school and advanced classes
• Bill Glisson, Middle School Head, and Yolanda Lyon, science teacher, each visited one of our sister schools in China and Chile – experiences that are already enriching our community
• we appointed a new library media specialist to serve our entire community and renovated the Lange Library

MVS is now ready to make every year “The Year of the Grandparent.” Join me in supporting our Annual Fund knowing your gift will directly support students and teachers. Also, plan on joining your grandchildren on Friday, May 6, 2011 for another inspirational Grandparents Day.

Peter B. Benedict II
Headmaster